Acetic Acid → 5,6-Dimethoxy-3[4(2-methylpropyloxycarbonyl)piperazino]methylene oxindole

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5.00 g. of 5,6-Dimethoxy-3-hydroxymethylene oxindole, 2.5 g. acetic acid and 6.5 g. piperazine-N-carboxylic acid isobutyl ester (U.S. Pat. No. 3,635,979) in 40 ml. benzene was refluxed using a water separator to remove the water as it formed. After 20 minutes, 200 ml. benzene was added and the solution extracted with potassium carbonate and water. The benzene sollution was treated with magnesium sulfate and charcoal, filtered, concentrated and the residue crystallized from isopropyl alcohol and ether to give 5.50 g. product, m.p. 195°-197° C.

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